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No. 593,469. Patented Nov. 9, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC LUTHER D. HASKELL, JR., OF SALEM,MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,469, dated November9, 1897.

Application filed February 23, 1897. Serial No. 624,536. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER D. HASKELL, J r. of Salem, in the county ofEssex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certainImprovements in Athletic Punching- Machines, of which the following,read in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the improved punching device.Fig. 2 represents an interior view showing the front door and frontremoved. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on the line 3 8, shown inFig. 2. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detailed end view of theregistering device. Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of saidregistering device. Fig. 6 represents a top plan view of suchregistering device. Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation, partly insection, of the parts which compose the stop mechanism for holding thedoor, the coin-conductor, and a coin of the proper denomination after ithas been dropped into the coin-receiving slot and become engaged withthe pivoted stopping-lever to cooperate in releasing the door. Fig. 8 isa section on line 10 lO-of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention as shown inthe present instance I make useof an inclosing case, of which A designates the front; B B, the sides;0, the back; D, the top, and E the base or bottom, as shown. The front Ais preferably made in the form of a rectangular frame, to the lower endof which is pivoted at f the yielding door F,provided on its outsidewith a suitable punching pad or cushion F. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 3.) Tothe inside of the upper portion of the door F are attached springuides GG, around which are arranged the coiled springs H H, having their endsinterposed between the yielding door F and the back C of the case orframe, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 10.

In practice I prefer to secure to the interior of the back 0guide-blocks I I, in which the rear ends of the springs H H are guided,as shown in Fig. 3.

Although I prefer to use coiled springs interposed between the yieldingdoor F and the back 0, I wish to state that other wellknown forms ofmetallic or pneumatic springs may be employed for this purpose Withoutdeparting from the essence of my invention.

cl is a stop projection secured to the under side of the top D of theinclosing case or frame, and f is a bail secured to the inside of thespring-pressed door F, which bail comes in contact with the projection dwhen the door is held in its normal position by the spring H H, thuspreventing said door from being forced too far outward when released, asshown in Fig. 8.

In connection with the yielding door F, I use a registering device forthe purpose of automatically registering the first blow imparted to thepad F, and such device is constructed as follows: On a spindle is,journaled in bearings k k, are attacheda brake-drum K, a pulley K, and alarger grooved pulley-K. (Shown in detail in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.) Againstthe brake-drum K is normally held a brakeshoe L, attached to a lever L,pivoted at I, and normally held against said brake-drum by the influenceof a spring L, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The lower end of thebrakelever L projects loosely through a perforation in the front A ofthe inclosing case and is provided with a push-button I, as shown inFigs. 1, 5, and 6. On the periphery of the pulley K is moved andattached a cord or band m, the lower end of which is attached to avertically-sliding weight M, having an indexpointer M projecting looselythrough a vertical slot a in the front A of the inclosing I case, asshown in Figs. 1 and 5. At the side of the slot on is a graduated scalea, on which the rise of the index-pointer a is indicated when a blow isgiven on the pad F, attached to the yielding spring-pressed door F, asshown in Fig. 1. To the door F is attached a bar or rod N, having itsinner end connected to a strap or cord n, which is wound upon andsecured to the pulley K, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.

The operation of said registering device is as follows As the door F isforced inwardly by a fist-blow given to its pad F a rotary motion isimparted to the pulley K in the direction of the arrow, as shown in-Fig. 5.

rotary motion is conveyed to said pulley K by the bar N, strap 71., andpulley K. When Such dex-pointer M, being thus raised and held in theraised position, will indicate on the scale a the force or strength ofthe blow exerted on the pad F and the yielding door to which it isattached. To return the weighted bar M and its index-pointer M to theirnormal zero positions after a blow has been given on the cushion F, itis only necessary to release the brake-shoe L from the pulley K, whichis done by pressing inwardly on the button I, when the now releasedweight M will fall by gravity to its lowest zero position. The hingeddoor F is normally held locked and released'by' the action of a coindropped through aslit in said door, as will hereinafter be described.

To the inside of said door F is secured a bracket N, on which is thefixed stop 'n, and to a bracket on the rear side of the inclosing caseis pivoted the stopping-lever 0, its face end normally resting on thebracket N to engage the stop at for holding the door closed.

The coin-conductor F opens its outer end through the door F, andterminates its inner 1 end adjacent to the lever 0, so that a coinpassing down the conductor is arrested by a pin 7%, which to that endextends across the conductor in position to engage thecoinabove thehorizontal diameter thereof. Said pin n is fixed in the stopping-leverO, and the first inward movement of the door moves the coinconductorforward, whereby the coin is pressed under the pin 02", which isliftedthereby, and therewith the lever 0 is also lifted above the stop1% to allow of the door being opened. To facilitate this operation oflifting the lever O, I set the stop nslightly-away from the end of leverO 'in order to permit the required movement of the door.

It will now be understood that if a blow is I applied to the cushion ondoor F while the coin-conductoris unloaded inward movement of the dooris stopped by the end of lever O engaging with the stop n; but if a coinis in the conductor it cooperates with the pin n to lift the lever 0allowing the door F to be forced inwardly against the springs H H. Thecoin V presses under pin n when lever O is lifted and deposits in thefunnel Q and is conducted through the tube Q, leading to the coin-drawerQ", from which the coin accumulating may be removed from time to time,as is common in coin-operatingdevices.

Having thus fully describedthe nature, construction, and operation of myinvention, I wish to secure by Letters Patent andclaiming case, or frameand a yielding springpressed door pivoted thereto and having apad orcushion on its outside, combined with a slit and coin-conductor attachedto said door, a pivoted lever normally holding the door locked andconnections to cooperate with a coin in the conductor for liftingsaidlever, substantially as described. a

2. In an athletic punching device, an inclosing case or frame, and ayielding springpressed door pivoted thereto and having a pad or cushionon its outside, combined with a stop device for preventing the door frombeing moved too far forward when released, a slit and coin-conductorattached to said door, a stop on the inside of the door, a pivotedstopping-lever engageable with said stop for preventing the door frombeing pushed inwardly until a coin is dropped into the slit, and coinconductor, substantially as described.

3. In an athletic punching device an inclosing case or frame, and ayield-ing springpressed door pivoted thereto combined with a graduatedscale, a vertically-adjustable weight, provided with an index-pointerhaving a strap or cord attached to it and to a rotary drum actuated bythe inward movement of the door, and a brake and releasing'devicc,

substantially as described.

4. In an athletic punching-machine the combination of a movable parthaving a'pad or cushion supported thereon, an indicating mechanismactuated by the movement of said part, a movable stopping membernormally holding said part against movement, a coinconductorandconnections actuated bym'ovement of said part and a coin in saidconductor for-moving the stopping member to release the said movablepart, substantially as described.

5. In an athletic punching-machine the combination of a movable parthaving a pad or cushion supported thereon, an indicatingmechanism-actuated bythe movement-of said part, a movable stoppingmember adapted to stop the said movable part, a coin-conductor on themovable part and connections put in action by movement of said part tocooperate with a coin in said conductor for moving the stop member torelease thesaid movable part, substantially as described.

6. An athletic punching-machine, having a movable part with ablow-receiving pad mounted thereon, an indicating mechanism ,put inoperation by the movement of said part, and a stop mechanism normally inthe path of movementof the movable part, and permitting limited movementthereof, combined with a coin-conductor and connections actuated by ablow upon the pad of said movable part and a coin in said conductor formoving the stop member to give wayfor extended movement of themovab1epart,:sub-

stantially as described. 1. In an athletic punching device an inclos- 7.An athletic punching-machine, having a movable part with ablow-receiving pad or cushion mounted thereon, and an indicating andnormally arresting the movement of said Signed at Lynn, Massachusetts,this 30th part, combined With a coin-conductor and day of December, A.D. 1896.

connections, the same to be actuated by a blow upon the pad of saidmovable part and LUTHER HASKELL 5 a coin in said conductor for movingthe lever Witnesses: Y

to give Way for the movable part, substan- C. B. TUTTLE,

tially as described. A. M. TUTTLE.

